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Expected reading time: 10 minutes In our previous article on the vendor selection RFP, we showed how structure protects value before a vendor relationship begins. Once you award the contract, the expectations you set in the RFP need somewhere to live. For most IT services, that place is the Statement of Work (SOW), where commercial […]

For Pieter, strong collaboration is not about everyone arriving at the same answer. It comes from bringing different knowledge to the table, sharing what you know and being open to having your own thinking challenged. Even after years in consulting, some of the most valuable discussions are the ones that push him to think more […]

Expected reading time: 10 minutes The Bundled Licensing Myth The story goes like this: software vendors are consolidating sprawling product catalogues into a handful of bundles. Fewer products mean fewer license metrics, fewer entitlement models, and fewer chances to miscount. Bundled licensing, the thinking goes, has already solved the software asset management (SAM) challenge. Sign […]

Expected reading time: 10 minutes A good vendor selection RFP does more than compare vendors. More importantly, it protects the client’s decision-making power, structures the market exploration, and keeps the selection value-driven before the vendor relationship even begins.  To begin with, many IT organizations still treat competitive selection as a procurement exercise. Teams launch an RFI, RFP, […]

What keeps work interesting at the beginning of your career isn’t necessarily what keeps it interesting years later. Responsibility changes. Experience grows. And the challenges that once felt new make way for different ones. We asked Mitiku, Wafae and Jonas what that looks like at different stages of a career at Leadout. Their answers were […]

When we asked Jonas what has kept him engaged throughout six years at Leadout, he didn’t talk about staying comfortable. He talked about taking ownership, working with complex organisations and inspiring colleagues, continuously expanding his expertise and the satisfaction of seeing his work create measurable results for clients. When experience meets uncertainty A client was […]

Expected reading time: 10 minutes Open Source Software (“OSS”) has become a foundational part of modern technology, powering everything from enterprise applications and cloud platforms to AI solutions. Yet, despite its widespread use many organizations still treat OSS as a developer tool rather than a business-critical dependency.  Open Source May Be Free to Obtain. But Is It […]

Sezen Gürlek Kafaoglu is Senior Consultant in sourcing, procurement and vendor management at Leadout. In this blog, she shares what real ownership looks like in practice, and what it actually takes to build something a client will still be using years later. If you missed it, read her first feature, Vendor Management, The Untapped Space, on why the space she works in is […]